COLORADO BB 45

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.


    Colorado Class Battleship
    Keel Laid May 29 1919 - Launched March 22 1921

  1. USS COLORADO BB-45
    Commissioned August 30 1923 - Decommissioned January 7 1947

    Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
    Scrapped 1959

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1924-46)

 

Postmarks

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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-04-17

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (AC)

1924-02-25

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"ELEVENTH /
ANNIVERSARY"

1934-08-30

11th Anniversary of Commissioning.


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"SAN PEDRO /
CALIFORNIA"

1934-11-29

Cachet by Elton O. Clem


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"COLUMBUS /
DAY PSNY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Douglas C. & Harry F. Wentz


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"SAN PEDRO /
CALIF."

1938-10-02

Note:


 

Locy Type
6

1935-04-21

Cachet by Herbert Dobb


 

Locy Type
6 ("AT SEA")

1931-07-07

Notes:


 

Locy Type
6 ("CARIBBEAN SEA")

1934-05-10

Notes: "CARIBBEAN SEA" was added separately. Cachet by R. L. Razzette


 

Locy Type
7dr

1936-03-06

Cachet by John Coulthard


 

Locy Type
7dr

1945-11-22

Thanksgiving 1945


 

Locy Type
7dr

1936-08-30

Notes:


 

Locy Type
7drz

c1943

Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
9v(C)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-58b

1937-11-19
to
1939-04-29

Notes:


 

Locy Type
9v(C)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-58c

1945-06-01
to
1945-06-11

Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type
9efw

1939-04-29

Notes:


 

Locy Type
9x

1939-04-29

Notes:


 

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-Z4

1943-07-23

Censored Officer's Mail


 

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-Z-4

1943-12-07

Notes:


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n)

1946-06-20

Cachet by Glenn W. Dye

 

Other Information

COLORADO earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service

COLORADO BB-45 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Colorado

 


 

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